Microsoft sees the end of Windows

Microsoft sees the end of Windows
Microsoft has a research project to develop a software, the relay if they withdraw from Windows.
Named Midori, reduce the operating system from Microsoft radically different, older programs.
It focuses on the Internet and ends with the units with only a Windows PC.
He is seen as the answer from Microsoft on its competitors with the use of "virtualization" as a means to solve many problems today's computers.
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Despite Midori has been heard that now, more information was already in the time of the development of software after the reference to internal documents about the technology from Microsoft.
Midori, cree that is in development for Windows will probably not be able to use the pace of change in the future of technical progress and the way people use.
Windows works well in a time when most people have a machine to do their work. The operating system serves as a support for the common elements of Windows programs are required to speak.
"If you think that, as an operating system is loaded, said Dave Austin, director of European products Citrix," has the task of physically on a disk in the machine.
"The operating system is very closely linked with this material," he said.
In other words, has all kinds of units, based on the collection of material in a machine in particular.
This means, he says that Windows can be equipped with the modern forms of work, in which people are highly mobile and very promiscuity in the equipment they use to secure their data - is that the images, spreadsheets or e-mail.
Similarly, he said, when people work or are currently plays have a combination of data and processes that are locally or in a number of other sites on the Internet.
When asked to Midori BBC News, Microsoft has published a statement which says: "Midori is one of many ongoing projects in the incubation period of Microsoft. It is quite simply a question, too early in the incubation period d 'talk".
Virtual machines
Midori is widely regarded as an ambitious attempt by Microsoft to catch up on the work of virtualization is the realization of the entire IT industry.
Darren Brown, data center consulting company transporting Avanade, said the virtualization was the first time in the cores of data between companies with a large number of servers to manage.
Among the applications such as e-mail or a database module on a machine, threw all sorts of problems if the machines had maintenance, it is necessary to update or is equipped with a security update.
Turn virtual servers on a single field, the companies were in a position to the number of machines and have managed to the best of them, he said.
"The actual savings in the management of natural and equipment, licences," he said. "Physically, there is less of tin to use." Mr Brown said, if a physical virtualized server application can not be easily transferred to another team.
"The same advantages apply to the computer," he said. "In the environment of Microsoft, we have fought for years with the applications that are written so bad that they do not work, not with the others.
"Virtualization, a pair of new ways to address the problems in the traditional," he said.
Many companies use very old applications, operating systems do not work, he said. Through a virtual machine on a PC software can continue to remain at the leading edge.
A virtual machine, as the name suggests, is a copy of a software operating system and programs.
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"On the desktop, we are, people to see they are of great value in the sense that they sum up, office supplies," said Dan Chu, vice president, new products and markets specialized VMWare virtualization. Some virtual machines, as he said, the Windows PC to every purpose. But many car manufacturers are now new music for an industry, an area or at work.
"People have their application, the operating system that you want to do, turn against him, he simultaneously package that politics and security, and they want to use as a virtual customer," he said.
In these virtual machines, the core of the operating system can be very small and easy to operate with different devices. What in the eyes of many is the idea behind Midori - a lightweight notebook operating system, can easily mate for different applications.
Microsoft's licensing terms for Windows, which is currently held as a virtual machine or a customer in this way, says Chu.
Michael Silver, Vice President of Research at Gartner, said that the development of Midori is a good step for Microsoft.
"The value of Microsoft Windows, today is the product, reduced to the extent that many applications for transmission over the network and needs of Microsoft demonstrates this in mind," he said.
"I would be surprised if it was shown that it is not given to kicks," he said.
The big problem is to be stopped, Microsoft Windows, as he said, is how their company to meet again.
"Eighty percent of sales of Windows to be taken when a new PC sold," he said. "It is a very large sum of money for them, not to leave and receive.
"If Windows ultimately less important that the applications are more time agnostic operating system from Microsoft, make their money?" Question.